Apparatus for alining railway-tracks.



PATENTED FEB. 14, 1905.

F. B. SHAW & J. EBBRLE.

APPARATUS FOR ALININGRAILWAY TRACKS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1904.

' wimwm UNITED STATES Patented February. 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK B. SHAW AND J (IHN M. EBERLE, OF WARSAW, INDIANA.

APPARATUS FOR ALlNlltlG RAILWAY-TRACKS- SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 782,362, dated February 14, 1905.

Application filed August 16, 1904. Serial No. 220,978- I ing is aspecification.

Our invention relates to an apparatus for alining railway-tracks; and itconsists in certain novel features of construction hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus,and Fig. 2 an elevation thereof. 1

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 denotes the rails, 6 thestringers, and 7 the road-bed.

At 8 is indicated a bed-plate which'has at the middle an upright frame9, in which an anchor 10 is slidably supported, said frame be inggrooved on the inside to guide the same. The anchor comprises a bladewhich is sharpened at its lower end and is adapted to be forced into theground to anchor the bed-plate to the road-bed. The bed-plate has anopening through which the blade passes.

At 11 is indicated a screw which is threaded through the top of theframe 9 and extends against the top of the blade. The screw-has ahand-wheel 12 for turning it. To anchor the bed-plate, the screw isturned, which forces the blade 10 into the road-bed, as shown in Fig. 2.On one side of the frame 9 the bedplate has bearings 13, through which ahorizontally-extending screw 14: is threaded. The outer end of the screwhas a claw 14:, which engages the rail. The said claw extends along theweb of the rail and under the base thereof. The screw 14 is turned by asuitable ratchetlever 15. On the opposite side of the frame 9 ahorizontally-slidable rod 16 is mounted in bearings 17 on the bed-plate,the outer end of said rod being extensible under-the base of the rail onthat side of the track; To the inner end of the rod ahand-lever 18 ispivoted, said hand-lever being fulorumed on a short shaft 19, extendingbetween supporting-standards 20 on the bed-plate.

. In use the apparatus is placed between the rails, as shown, andanchored by forcing the blade 10 downwardly into the ground, as alreadydescribed. The rod 16 is slid under one of the rails, and the claw isplaced against the other rail. The ratchet-lever is then vibrated topush the track outwardly until the proper alinement is had. The anchorsecurely holds the apparatus against lateral movement, while the rod 16prevents it from rising.

The parts above described are all simple, and the apparatus is efficientin operation and well serves the purpose for which it' is intended.

Having thus described our invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. A track-alining apparatus comprising a bed-plate, means for'anch-oringethe same, a screw having at its outer end a claw to engageone of the rails, andmeansfor operating the screw.

2. A track-alining apparatuscomprising a bedplate, means for anchoringthe same, a screw having at its outer end a claw to engage one of therails, a rod slidable under the other rail, and means for operating thescrew and the rod.

3. A track-alining apparatus comprising a bed-plate, a frame thereon, ananchoring-blade slidable in the frame, a screw for operating the same, ascrew on one side of the frameand having at its outer end a claw toengage one of the rails, and means for operating the screw.

4. A track-alining apparatus comprising a bed-plate, a frame thereon, ananchoring-blade slidable in the frame, a screw for operating the same, ascrew on one side of the frame and having at its outer end a claw toengage one of the rails, a rod slidable under the other rail, and meansfor operating the screw and the rod.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK-B. SHAW. JOHN M. EBERLE.

Witnesses:

PERRY SMITH, JOHN P. KEHLER.

